JON JONES is facing a “death sentence” with his imminent drugs ban, according to the man whose title he stole while doping, Daniel Cormier. On the eve of their UFC light-heavyweight title clash, Jones gave a urine sample that was flagged up after his one-sided win in the pair’s second meeting. The initial A sample […]
JON JONES will be stripped of his light-heavyweight title – and possibly of his mantle of greatest MMA fighter ever – after his latest failed drug test was confirmed. In the days leading up to the Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather fight – with the eyes of the world on combat sport – news broke […]
WHO KEN STOP MARIA SHARAPOVA? Not amateur player Sofia Kenin. The 18 year old Russian-born American gave her idol a first set scare but Sharapova was too strong and became only the sixth wildcard to reach the last 16 of the US Open The former champion was not at her best for much of the […]
ALMOST half of 2,000 professional athletes quizzed in an anonymous survey admitted doping. The poll was carried out by Harvard University for the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2011, but research rows delayed publication. The athletes who took part in the survey were all competitors at the World Championships in Athletics (WCA) or the Pan-Arab Games […]
MARIA SHARAPOVA returned to the Grand Slam stage in style with a gutsy victory in a New York classic against Simona Halep. Sharapova was at times brilliant and always compelling as she made her first Major appearance since she failed a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open. Tennis’s glamour puss returned to the […]